Valdivia
Americannoun
noun
noun
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In a workshop in Old Havana, amid cracked walls and aging work tools, 54-year-old repairman Rogelio Valdivia describes himself as a bonafide "Fidelista."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Recovering from his wounds, a still-weakened Miller led another attack against the heavily fortified royalist stronghold of Valdivia, Chile—the “Gibraltar of South America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Valdivia and his wife love splurging on vacations and Tai Chi classes, but they often still find themselves pinching pennies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
It is possible to be diagnosed with both—the best estimates are that 20 percent of people with borderline are also bipolar, a portion far less than what de Valdivia sees among her patients.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
He withstood horrible seasickness, weathered harsh conditions, witnessed a battle in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, and experienced an earthquake in Valdivia, Chile.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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